Author Ruth Cardello

Thursday, August 6, 2015

For those who missed my radio spot here it is. . .it gets pretty funny half-way through when it all goes south. . .lol Wait until I mention Kathleen Brooks. The show has technical difficulties that lead to all out mayhem and laughter.

My street team dropped by with kind words and to taunt me. You get to hear my brother call in wondering if he needs to save me.

Follow this link and then click the little symbol I highlighted below. My podcast comes up. First you hear music, but hang on :) It's all there. Once the phone starts calling me back you'll hear me go from nervously laughing to actually freaked out. Hopefully you find that as amusing as I do.

Warm up with the couple who started it all. Dominic and Abby are
gathering everyone for Christmas—Corisi style. This holiday NOVELLA is a
heartwarming visit with the whole Legacy gang. You’ll laugh. You’ll
cry. You’ll want to read the series all over again.

This project is especially meaningful to me because I'm plotting it
along with my sister, Jeannette Winters. The books in her series
(Barrington Billionaire World) will release between mine. Our characters
will make cameo appearances in both series. It won't be necessary to
read hers to enjoy mine, but it will be more fun if you do.

Monday, August 3, 2015

All new couples, same exciting billionaire world. First book will release early November. The rest of the series will roll out in 2016.

This series is especially meaningful to me because I'm plotting it along with my sister, Jeannette Winters. I've pulled her into this world and convinced her to write a series with me. The books in her series will release between mine. Our characters will make cameo appearances in each other's books. It won't be necessary to read both series to enjoy either, but it will be more fun if you do.

Friday, July 17, 2015

I'm
receiving a lot of mail about Loving Gigi being the last book in the
Andrade series. So many are asking what is coming next that I thought
I'd give you a preview. My next billionaire series will be set in the
same world as the Andrades and the Legacy Collection. What that means is
that the characters will have fun cameos in the new series. This family
is related to the Andrades. I'm finishing up a different book that I'll
be announcing soon, but I can't wait to start this series. I've already
outlined what is looking like another wild ride.

I have plans to revisit my older series now and then with novellas, but for now this is the project I'm most excited about.

Gigi’s grip tightened on Annelise’s arm. “Neither. Both. I don’t know. I
need your objective opinion. Stay and watch how he is with me. I don’t even
care if this sounds immature. I’m telling you, my brain shuts off around him.
Help me not make a complete fool of myself by imagining what’s maybe not
there.”

Laughing, Annelise pried Gigi’s hand off her arm. “Okay. Okay. I’ll hang
out for a little bit. I’ve never seen you like this with a man.”

“I’ve never felt like this. I’m already a wreck. Imagine how I’d be if I
slept with him and then didn’t hear from him. I’d go insane.”

“Whoa, where did that come from? Slow down. You barely know him, and the
last time you saw him he was with another woman.”

“I know. Which is why you have to swear to stay. I can’t trust my
judgment when it comes to Kane. Whatever happens, don’t leave.” There was a
knock on the door. “Promise?”

Concern had replaced Annelise’s amusement. “I promise. I don’t want you to
get hurt, Gigi.”

Gigi gave Annelise a quick hug, then checked her image in a mirror on the
wall before rushing to the door. “I don’t want that either. Especially since
he’s so close to Gio. I don’t want to do anything that threatens what I found,
but, oh, wait until you see him.”

With her heart thudding crazily in her chest and her hands shaking with
excitement, Gigi tried to keep her facial expression calm when she opened the
door. “Kane, this is a surprise.” Her eyes flew to his, and the chemistry she’d
asked herself a thousand times if she’d imagined was back, even stronger than
before. Her lips parted involuntarily, and she swallowed nervously. He leaned
in as if drawn by the same irresistible force. His lips hovered above hers, the
warmth of his breath a caress she knew she’d enjoy on many parts of her.
Flushed, Gigi licked her bottom lip and loved how he watched the move hungrily.

“I hope I’m not interrupting anything,” he said in a deep, husky voice.

“We were just having wine,” Annelise said from beside them. “You must be
Kane. My name is Annelise.”

Kane raised his head slowly and tore his eyes from Gigi to greet her
friend. “Yes, I am. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Gigi clung to the door handle for support, practically sagging against it
during the temporary reprieve. I’m such an idiot. For all
I know Gio asked him to drop something off for me. Hold it together. “What
brings you by, Kane?”

His eyes flew back to hers, as they silently said, “You.” But his actual
answergave much less away. “I have business
in London. I didn’t see you before you left and thought I’d check to see how
you’re doing.”

Breathe. Play it cool. Gigi closed the door and raised a hand in the
direction of the couches behind them. “Well, your timing is perfect. As
Annelise said, we were just having wine. Would you like a glass?”

“I’d love one.” It wasn’t what Kane said, but how he said it that sent
waves of heat through Gigi. He wanted more than wine.

Oh, God, me too. Me, too. “Have a seat. I’ll get you a glass.”

Behind the swinging door of her kitchen, Gigi wrapped her arms around her
waist, closed her eyes, and bit her lip. I don’t know him well
enough to feel this way. If being ditched after a kiss hurt, do I really want
to risk more?

Don’t do it.

When Gigi returned with his glass, Kane was seated on the couch across
from her friend. The way Annelise was looking him over reminded him how he’d
felt in high school when going out with someone involved meeting her father. He
shot her what he considered a charming smile.

Kane loosened the tie that suddenly felt tight around his neck. He stood
with relief when Gigi returned with his glass of wine and one for herself. The
awkwardness of Annelise’s questions was quickly forgotten as well as the woman
herself. That was the risk of seeing Gigi again. He wanted her with an
intensity that overshadowed everything and everyone.

Gigi held out the glass of wine to Kane. His hand brushed hers while he accepted
it. From the expression in her eyes when they met his, Kane knew she felt the
same fire that had shot through him. “Thank you,” he said softly. She held his
eyes for a moment longer. He’d never wanted to kiss a woman as desperately as
he wanted to kiss her. To taste her plump lips. He groaned.

“Gigi, Kane was just telling me about the business that brought him to the
area. It sounds as if it’s all still up in the air,” Annelise said cheerfully
from the chair across from them.

Without looking at her friend, Gigi answered breathlessly, “Business
decisions can be complicated. They aren’t something to be rushed into.”

“Not unless you know what you want and, in this case, I do,” Kane said.

“Do you?” Gigi’s lips parted again deliciously.

“Yes,” Kane said decisively.

Annelise chirped in again. “How exciting. And surprising, I bet, too.
Gigi, didn’t you tell me you hadn’t heard from Kane since you saw him that last
time at Gio’s?”

Gigi shook her head as if clearing it, and the temporary spell that had
overtaken both of them was broken. She looked over at her friend and nodded. “I
did say that.”

They seemed to share a meaningful look. “You did.”

Gigi took a seat in a chair beside the couch and downed a gulp of her
wine. Kane placed his glass on the table in front of him and returned to the
couch. He turned a charming smile on Annelise again. “Do you think it’s
possible to give Gigi and me a few minutes alone? We have something we need to .
. . discuss.”

He expected Annelise to bow out gracefully. She seemed to understand what
was going on between them. However, in an act that raised Kane’s level of
frustration, Annelise settled herself deeper in her chair. “Gigi and I tell
each other everything, so I’m sure she’s okay with me hearing whatever.”

“It’s okay, Annelise. I want to hear what he has to say.”

“That’s apparent, but I promised to hang out with you tonight. Remember
how you said you didn’t want to be alone?”

“She won’t be,” Kane said definitively. He had no intention of leaving.
Gigi’s eyes flew to his.

“Annelise is right. She should stay.”

Okay. Gigi had called in reinforcements. That was fair. Why should she trust me? I haven’t given her a reason to. I imagine
she’s as confused as I have been. Kane stood and walked over to
Gigi. “I spent the last month living at my office instead of coming here and
doing what I wanted to.” He took her by the hand and pulled her up to stand in
front of him. “This.”

The moment their lips touched all sanity left Kane. What started as a
light kiss deepened quickly. Gigi wound her arms around his neck, pressing
intimately against him. He couldn’t get enough. She held nothing back. It was a
kiss that consumed both of them.

“Okay, that’s it. I give up. It was nice to meet you, Kane. Gigi, call me
tomorrow.” With that, Annelise left the apartment.

Kane heard her, but he was already beyond caring about her presence. Gigi
felt better than he remembered. Her mouth tasted sweeter. Her body softer
beneath his firm hands. He didn’t want to stop to discuss why he hadn’t
contacted her.

Without breaking off their kiss he lifted her in his arms and set off
down the hallway toward what he guessed would be her bedroom. He’d spent
countless nights imagining what he would do if he had Gigi in his bed.

Friday, July 10, 2015

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